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SAMUEL II. SGRIBNER, 0F CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

Letters Patent No. 76,829, dated Aprz'l'ld, 1868.

IMPROVEINIEN'Iv IN WRISTBANDS POR SHIRTS.

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TO ALL WHOM I'i MAY CONOERN:

Be it known that I, Santini, II. Scnrnxun, ot' Chicago, in the county of Cook, and. State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Wristbands; and I do hereby declare and make known that the following is a full', clear, and exact .description ofthe same, reference boing had to the accompanying drawings, and the letters and figures marked thereon for reference, which form part of this specification.

My said invention relates to an improvement in wristbands for shirts, Aand. it consists in so attaching the same to the sleeve of the shirt as to enable said Wristband to be reversed, so that, after being worn and soiled, it can, by a simple and easy adjustment, be reversed so as to present clean wrist-bands or cuffs, and, as the cuffs are liable to become soiled sooner than the shirt-front, by this invention a shirt can be worn twice as long without changing as can be done by the use ot`-ordinary wristbands, while at the same time thc cuffs or wristbands are clean and fresh as desired. l i,

'lo enable those skilledin' theA a rt to understand how to construct and apply my invention to practical use, I will proceed to describe the same with particularity, making reference in so doing to the aforesaid drawings, in whieh- Figure 1 represents a plan view'of my invention,

Figure 2 a side view of the same,

Figure 3 a view showing the cuff in the position rst worn, and

Figure 4 a view showing the culf in the reversed position.

Similar letters of reference in the several guresdenotc the same parts of my invention.

A B represents the .wristband or cuff, and the dotted line .ein g. 1 the line of attachment to the sleeve of the shirt, which line may be at the middle of the cuff or band, or at any distance upon either side of the middle, providing the narrower margin be wide enough to admit of the practical reversibility ofthe cuff.

That part of the cuitl markd B is to be stitched upon both sides, but the reverse side of the part marked A, as shown infig. 1, need not be stitched, as it is never exposed to view. Y

This invention requircs'two button-holes, a e, and also two buttons, b el, as shown, the button b and buttonholc a being used when the cuff is in tho position shown in figs. 1 and 8; and the button cl and buttonhole o are used when the cuil' isin the reversed position, as seen in fig. 21. Y

From the foregoing description it will bo seen that, when the part A becomes soiled from wear, the cutY may be turned up, as seen in fig. '2, and the soiled part then turned under, leaving the clean, fresh reverse surface of B exposed, having the same appearance as a fresh, clean eui` upon a clean shirt.

It may be observed that, by making the cuffs long enough, so that a margin at each end, wide enough for a button-hole upon one side and a button upon the other may be left unattached to the sleeve, a single button and button-hole would be suiicient. K

I am aware thatdetachabl'e cuffsrhave been so constructed thatafter theffronthas become soiled, the cuff can be removed by unbuttoning the same, andthen bringing the rear portion forward and buttoning on or replacing the cud in a reversed position, the soiled part of the culi" lying upon the outside ofthe sleeve ofthe shirt; but in my improvement the trouble of detachingthe cuff is obviated, as the button holding the cuff together is removed, and the rear part of the cuff is turned over very readily-and adjusted, the soiled portion of the cui" rturning under or inside the shirtfsleeve, so as to be concealed from view, whereas in the ordinary kind of cuits made reversible, the soiled part is on the outside of the sleeve, and is exposedito view; and therefore my arrangement has the advantage over the ordinary reversible cuff in having -the soiled part concealed under or inside the sleeve, and in being much more easily adjusted, while the convenience of having the garment in one piece is also secured. l

Having described the manner of constructing and using my improvement, I will now specify what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent.

I claim attaching the Wristband or cuff to the shirt-sleeve so as to form a reversible cui?, substantially as herein specified and shown.

S. H. SCRIBNER.

Witnesses:

W. E. Manns, L. L OoBURN. 

